| Competition: | National Premier Soccer League |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Dates: | March 25 – July 9 (regular season) July 1 – August 5 (playoffs) |
| Shieldtitle: | Regular season title |
| Shield: | Duluth FC |
| Continentalcup1: | 2023 Hank Steinbrecher Cup qualifier |
| Continentalcup2: | 2023 U.S. Open Cup qualifiers |
| Matches: | 495 |
| Total Goals: | 1798 |
| League Topscorer: | 16 Goals Yu Tsukanome (Dakota Fusion FC) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (June 9) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Seattle 0–13 CF Red (July 8) |
| Highest Scoring: | (13 goals) Seattle 0–13 CF Red (July 8) |
| Longest Wins: | 10 matches Duluth (May 13 – June 24) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 matches Duluth (May 13 – July 8) Steel City (May 13 – July 7) |
| Longest Winless: | 10 matches Florida Roots (May 6 – July 1) Syracuse (May 14 – July 8) Torch (May 21 – July 8) |
| Longest Losses: | 10 matches Florida Roots (May 6 – July 1) |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
| Updated: | July 9, 2023 |
The 2023 National Premier Soccer League season is the 21st season of the National Premier Soccer League and part of the 111th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer in the United States. It is also the league's 20th anniversary of its founding in 2003.
The regular season began on March 25 and ended on July 9. In total, 94 teams participated in this season.
The Pacific Conference split back into the Northwest and Southwest Conferences for the 2023 season. The Heartland Conference moved from the South Region to the Midwest, being joined by the newly created Gateway Conference. The Southeast Conference returned to the South Region after being moved the East in 2020. Finally, the Keystone Conference was split into East and West in the East Region.
Note: Teams that are italicized previously played in the NPSL and are returning from hiatus.
| West Region | |
|---|---|
| Division | Team |
| Golden Gate Conference | El Farolito |
| FC Davis | |
| Napa Valley 1839 FC | |
| Oakland SC | |
| Oakland Stompers | |
| Sacramento Gold FC | |
| San Ramon FC | |
| Sonoma County Sol | |
| Northwest Conference | Crossfire Red |
| Crossfire White | |
| International Portland Select FC | |
| OSA Seattle FC | |
| Southwest Conference | California Odyssey SC |
| FC Arizona | |
| Las Vegas Legends FC | |
| Lions United FC | |
| South Region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | Team | |
| Gulf Coast Conference | Florida Roots Futbol Club | |
| Jacksonville Armada U-23 | ||
| New Orleans Jesters | ||
| Pensacola FC | ||
| Southern States SC | ||
| Tallahassee SC | ||
| Lone Star Conference | Austin United FC | |
| Brownsville NPSL | ||
| Central Texas Coyotes FC | ||
| CF10 Houston FC | ||
| Corinthians FC of San Antonio | ||
| Denton Diablos FC | ||
| Fort Worth Vaqueros FC | ||
| Laredo Heat SC | ||
| Lubbock Matadors SC | ||
| West Texas FC | ||
| Southeast Conference | 865 Alliance | |
| Apotheos FC | ||
| Appalachian FC | ||
| Charlottetowne Hops FC | ||
| Georgia Revolution FC | ||
| Georgia Storm | ||
| Sunshine Conference | Atletico De Miami Beach | |
| Global Soccer Pathways | ||
| Miami Dutch Lions FC | ||
| Naples United FC | ||
| Midwest Region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | Team | |
| Gateway Conference | Club Atletico Saint Louis | |
| Des Moines United FC | ||
| Ehtar Belleville FC | ||
| FC Milwaukee Torrent | ||
| Iowa Raptors FC | ||
| Sunflower State FC | ||
| Great Lakes Conference | Akron City FC | |
| Carpathia FC | ||
| Cleveland SC | ||
| Erie Commodores FC | ||
| FC Columbus | ||
| Michigan Rangers FC | ||
| Steel City FC | ||
| Heartland Conference | Arkansas Wolves FC | |
| Demize NPSL | ||
| Kansas City Sol | ||
| OKC 1889 FC | ||
| Reign FK | ||
| Tulsa Athletic | ||
| North Conference | Dakota Fusion FC | |
| Duluth FC | ||
| Joy St. Louis Park | ||
| LaCrosse Aris FC | ||
| Med City FC | ||
| Minnesota Twin Stars | ||
| Sioux Falls Thunder FC | ||
| East Region | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division | Team | |
| Keystone East Conference | Atlantic City FC | |
| FC Monmouth | ||
| FC Motown | ||
| First State FC | ||
| Jackson Lions FC | ||
| Philadelphia Union Development Squad | ||
| Keystone West Conference | Electric City Shock SC | |
| Hershey FC | ||
| Pennsylvania Classics AC | ||
| Philadelphia Ukrainians Nationals | ||
| Torch FC | ||
| West Chester United SC | ||
| Mid-Atlantic Conference | Alexandria Reds | |
| Annapolis Blues FC | ||
| FC Frederick | ||
| Greenville United FC | ||
| Grove United | ||
| Northern Virginia United FC | ||
| Virginia Beach City FC | ||
| Virginia Dream FC | ||
| North Atlantic Conference | Hartford City FC | |
| Kingston Stockade FC | ||
| New York Shockers | ||
| Syracuse FC | ||
| Valeo FC | ||
Note: Games are hosted by the highest seed unless noted otherwise[24]
Note: The Golden Gate Conference playoff matches were determined by random draw.[25] The teams that finished in the top four of the regular season (El Farolito, Napa Valley 1839 FC, San Ramon FC, Oakland SC) were placed in Pot A, teams that finished in the bottom four (Sacramento Gold FC, Sonoma County Sol, FC Davis, Oakland Stompers) were placed in Pot B. Pot A teams were drawn against Pot B teams, with the former hosting the conference quarterfinals. The winners of Game 1 and 3 (shown below in order from top to bottom) will host the semifinal matches.
The conference semifinal winners will advance to the West Region Semifinal round, which will double as the conference championship final. The remaining teams will be seeded #1 & #2 based on regular season PPG.
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score, FF = forfeit
Championship MVP: Bryson Reed (TUL)